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Mark Lamthi

Mark Lamthi’s guesthouse is located at a nice spot in Rrogam near the end of the asphalt road. It has 3 dorm rooms (one of the rooms has an amazing wooden ceiling – kind of like a little Granada), 1 double room and a grassy field where you can camp for free!

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Kol Gjoni Guesthouse

The most popular guesthouse at that end of the valley.  Kol and his family  are especially good at demonstrating local culture, dressing up and dancing on the lawn – fun things like that!  The restaurant is small and basic but super cute. Also only 4km from the Qafa e Valbonës (Thethi) Trailhead. Open all year. […]

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Guesthouse Demush

Guesthouse Demush is a beautiful old house surrounded by many flowers — hostess Edmira just loves flowers. She also owns a mini market operating from a container next to the road (sells useful things like potato chips, soap and drinks), and her husband, Demush, does horse guiding. They are open all year. Camping is also […]

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Perparimi

Perparimi is a small traditional looking guesthouse with two rooms with private bathrooms which have recently been rennovated. Open all year.

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Bar Restorant Guesthouse Jezerca

Our pick for nicest guesthouse in Valbona Center. Big, old and authentic, but with new bathrooms and beds. The restaurant is small and basic, but set back next to a little stream. Very pretty.  Host Kelmend is also very active in the community, working to give locals a voice with government.

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Ademi Guesthouse

Adem and Faridja – who to my mind are a bit like the Albanian George Burns & Gracie Allen – welcome you to their traditional highland home. The house has 3 shared rooms with each 5 beds, and one luxurious private room with 1 double bed and 1 single bed in a newly made building, […]

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Guesthouse Lindi

Guesthouse Lindi is a dream of another life, set on a beautiful shaded property in the middle of Gjelaj, with nice green lawns, outdoor seating and dozens of beehives.  Intelligent and charming young summer hostess Aurela speaks good English (and some Spanish and Italian), and lives with the family during high season. She can guide […]

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Danjel’s Guesthouse

Danjel’s family has a nice old house in the Gjelaj.  Most of the family speaks only Albanian, but young Danjel speaks some English & can also serve as a guide. He also has two horses, mostly working to carry luggage over the Theth pass. The family recently invested in some renovations of the guestrooms. Open […]

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Guesthouse Emanuel

Guesthouse Emanuel is run by a lovely family, with two helpful young teenagers that take care of the English communication. They have two simple rooms, one with 2 single beds and a double, and the other with 4 single beds.  The house is solar powered (which is a good thing, given the local government’s tendency […]

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Guesthouse Fatmir

Guesthouse Fatmir (Gjeto Frani) is the warm public center of the tiny village of Gjelaj.  Son Fatimir is a true artist, and built the most amazing café, in which every detail is clever and beautiful, and of course hand-made.  The community gathers here, and waits for tourists on route to the Valbona waterfall, so there’s […]

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